Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

What does Moth Fund Founding Partner Molly Mielke believe about the beauty of constraints?

21 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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Molly Mielke, founding partner of the Moth Fund, argues that young professionals should start with small, constrained projects rather than chasing big unsolvable problems. Working on many different ideas builds competence and confidence through achievable wins, giving you data points about what you care about and the reps you need before tackling harder problems later.

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I think that there is something beautiful in working in like really small constrained ideas. So I'd love if you could talk a little bit more about the beauty of constraints maybe.
I think that how I see it is that young people in general really benefit from trying a lot of different things and actually getting just more data points on themselves and what they enjoy. And that's something that is much easier done if you are taking shots on goals that are easier to hit. If you dedicate yourself very early on to huge problems that have basically never been solved, I think it's really hard to get the reps in that you need for your competence to grow into something that actually makes you confident in yourself and willing to take on larger challenges. And I think that's a trap that a lot of people fall into early in their careers. They're like, well, I need to be working on the most important problem, but the most important problem is unsolved probably for a reason.